PLANTHABER FAMILY

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My connection to this family was Warren Planthaber who married first my grand
aunt and then my grandmother. He was my step-grandfather. Though the Planthaber family is not directly related to me, I have put this information up for his family of whom many are my cousins.

Fred Planthaber was born September 25, 1878, died August 1966. He married Ruth Kelly on October 15, 1902 in Chicago,Cook Cty, IL. Ruth was born on December 24, 1882 and died in March 12, 1976. Not sure how many children they had. Their son, Warren was born on February 1, 1904 and died July 1, 1981.

Warren Planthaber's marriages:

Marriage 1:
Jennet Anna Ellis born
September 26, 1903 in Rockford, IL, married Warren Planthaber in July of
1922 and then she died October 1, 1941 in Sterling, Whiteside
Cty, IL. Their children:

Warren H. Planthaber, Jr. born June 15, 1923, died February 8, 2009 in Whiteside Cty, IL. He was married October 31, 1945 to Orla Jean Dahlberg who was born July 28, 1926 and d: December 24, 2006. They had no children.

Wayne Planthaber born April 10, 1931,Sterling, Whiteside County, Illinois died July 29, 2005,
Pomona Park, Putnam Cty, Florida. married Rosemary Anna Ellsworth born June 18, 1930 in Beloit, Rock Cty, WI and died May 11, 2010 in Satsuma, Florida. They had 2 sons, and 1 daughter.

One daughter, still living

Wayne remarried to Norma Jean Borden born Jun. 26, 1937 in Westons Mills,
Cattaraugus County,
New York and died November 19, 2007 in Pomona Park, Putnam Cty, Florida.

Marriage 2: Irena Tucker in August of 1952, they were divorced.

Marriage 3: Opal Kicksey Dahlberg and they had one daughter who
is still living. They divorced in September of 1953.

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